Editing Larry Little (section)

== Early life ==
Little was born in Groveland, Georgia, on November 2, 1945, the second of six children. The family moved to [[Florida]] and he grew up in the Overtown neighborhood in [[Miami]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Smith |first=Don |date=1993 |title=Larry Little |url=https://profootballresearchers.org/archives/Website_Files/Coffin_Corner/15-04-528.pdf |journal=The Coffin Corner |volume=15 |issue=4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hines |first=Bea |date=December 16, 2018 |title=This Miami Dolphin has been giving back to his community |work=The Miami Herald |pages=SW7}}</ref> His mother was his greatest influence.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Behind the Bronze: Larry Little {{!}} Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2010/12/news-behind-the-bronze-larry-little/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=pfhof |language=en}}</ref> As a child, his favorite team was the [[Baltimore Colts]].<ref name=":1" /> He attended [[Booker T. Washington Senior High School (Miami, Florida)|Booker T. Washington Senior High School]] in Miami, where he played football as a [[Two-way player|two-way]] lineman, starting in his junior and senior years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosa |first=Poch de la |date=2023-01-19 |title=The Life And Career Of Larry Little (Story) |url=https://www.profootballhistory.com/larry-little/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Pro Football History |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=Larry Little (2023) - Florida High School Athletic AssociationHall of Fame |url=https://fhsaa.com/hof.aspx?hof=246 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=fhsaa.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite news |last=Van Smith |first=Bill |date=July 10, 1977 |title=High School: Two Different Worlds to Littles |work=The Miami Herald |pages=250}}</ref> 

He has been inducted into the Booker T. Washington High School Hall of Fame.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |title=About Larry Little |url=https://www.larrylittle.org/about |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Larry Little Gold Coast Summer Camp |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2007, Little was named by the [[Florida High School Athletic Association]] to its Team of the Century, to celebrate 100 years of high school football in Florida.<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Fernandez |first=Andre C. |date=December 13, 2007 |title=Four players named to 'Century' team |work=The Miami Herald |pages=370}}</ref> In 2016, as part of its Hometown Hall of Fame program, the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] honored Little with a plaque presented to Booker T. Washington.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McPherson |first=Jordan |date=May 26, 2016 |title=Hall of Famer Little is Honored at alma mater, Booker T. Washington |work=The Miami Herald |pages=B3}}</ref> In 2023, he was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame.<ref name=":6" />